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Trudeau unveils $6B housing fund — with strings attached

Program coming in new budget for provinces willing to adopt certain policies

Apr 2, 2024 1:30 PM Read more >

International students struggle with jobs, rent, mental health in northwest B.C.

Apr 2, 2024 1:14 PM Read more >

Penticton celebrity Kevin the goose put down after severe dog attack

It was the second time in three weeks the feather-friend was attacked by a dog

Apr 2, 2024 12:51 PM Read more >

WestJet Encore pilots vote to strike, job action possible as soon as April 17

Talks around pay, schedules and career progression at standstill

Apr 2, 2024 12:30 PM Read more >

Kelowna woman pleads guilty to 2020 Black Mountain death

Matthew Cholette, was found dead outside of a townhouse complex in Black Mountain in 2020

Apr 2, 2024 11:50 AM Read more >

GPS leads RCMP to stolen pickup truck in Nanaimo

Vehicle stolen in Comox Valley recovered the same day in Nanaimo, two suspects arrested

Apr 2, 2024 11:45 AM Read more >

B.C. tables legislation to combat ‘bad faith’ evictions

Other elements of new law prevent landlords from raising rents if families grow

Apr 2, 2024 10:30 AM Read more >

Conservative leader Poilievre rallies B.C. crowd against carbon tax

Opposition leader talks taxes and monetary policy at Nanaimo’s Vancouver Island Conference Centre

Apr 2, 2024 7:29 AM Read more >

B.C.’s flood strategy not ‘perfect’ but a ‘pretty good’ start: insurance analyst

Merritt Mayor says strategy helps cities “sleep better at night” but more diking is needed

Apr 2, 2024 7:20 AM Read more >

Brave Little Hunter active as push to return orca calf to family continues

Family spotted far to the south as rescuers try to get orphan B.C. killer whale out of lagoon

Apr 2, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >